Turkish police have faced off with thousands of pro-opposition protesters demonstrating against the outcome of local elections in the major cities of Istanbul and Ankara.
Eight people have been killed and at least 13 wounded in violent clashed between supporters of rival candidates in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish populated southeast during the country’s municipal elections.
In renewed protests in Turkey clashes between demonstrators and riot police have left two people dead, including a police officer.
Turkish riot police has clashed with protesters in Istanbul following the death of a teenager wounded during mass anti-government protests last year.
Turkish prosecutors have charged 255 protesters, including seven foreigners, over the mass demonstrations that swept the country in June.
Turkey’s interior minister has reported a rocket attack on the nation’s police headquarters in the capital Ankara, adding that the incident caused no casualties.
Street battles between Turkish protesters and security forces have continued for the sixth straight night as a new wave of unrest across the country appears to take shape over the killing of a young protester.
Turkish authorities are investigating people who allegedly insulted state officials or incited riots on social media, the deputy prime minister says.
Turkish police have reportedly detained 13 more demonstrators for involvement in protests that swept the country since May 31.
Turkey's defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his patience "has a limit" going on the offensive against mass protests to his government's decade-long rule.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded an immediate end to anti-government protests, while a top European Union official criticized the excessive use of force on demonstrators by police.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says "terrorists" have been taking part in deadly anti-government protests sweeping Turkey, refusing to cancel a controversial Istanbul development plan that sparked them.
Iran has strongly dismissed media claims on the Islamic Republic being linked to the ongoing anti-government protests in Turkey.
Turkish media outlets have been slammed for their coverage of the ongoing protests in the country and ignoring the events relating to the worst protests that have hit the country in years.
Turkey's government says it has "learnt its lesson" and appealed for an end to mass street protests that have convulsed the country for days in the worst political crisis in a decade.
Video shows a Turkish police truck runs over a protester who is sitting behind barricades in the street.
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities and clashed with riot police firing tear gas for a third day in the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years.
Protests in Turkey continue for the third consecutive day despite security measures and the use of tear gas, sound bombs and water cannons against protesters. Some Turkish parties have called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has expressed hope that the recent unrest in Turkey would be resolved in a peaceful manner.
Turkish police have arrested more than 900 people, while 79 were injured during two days of protests, the most sustained anti-government outburst for years.